WAVEE

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use set forth the rights and obligations concerning the use of WAVEE (the "Service") provided by WAVEE Inc. ("WAVEE") between Users of the Service and WAVEE. User must agree to these Terms of Use before using the Service.

Article 1 (Definitions)

  • 1. "User" means a personal user or corporate user of the Service.
  • 2. "Intellectual Property Rights" means copyrights (including the rights set forth in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act), trademarks, patents, utility model rights, design rights, and other intellectual property rights.

Article 2 (Account Registration and Use of the Service)

  • 1. After agreeing to these Terms of Use, persons who wish to use the Service may register an account and use the Service by connecting their social media accounts and other information. By registering an account for the Service, the User is deemed to have agreed to all of these Terms of Use.
  • 2. No more than one (1) account for the Service may be registered or maintained by a single User. In addition, User may not under any circumstances transfer or lend their accounts of the Service to any third party. WAVEE may suspend or delete all accounts in the event of violation of this provision.
  • 3. WAVEE may, at its discretion, correct or delete any obviously false or malicious information that a User has registered with respect to his/her profile or other information.
  • 4. If there is a leak of account information (including account information of social media or information used for account registration as set forth in Paragraph 1), if any unauthorized use of account information by a third party is discovered, or if there is a possibility of any such situation, the User will be required to immediately notify WAVEE and follow WAVEE's instructions if there are any instructions.

Article 3 (Warranty)

  • 1. User warrants that the information entered upon registration of an account on the Service is current, accurate, and true.
  • 2. A corporate User warrants that the job postings are current, accurate, and true.
  • 3. User guarantees that, if internal procedures such as notification obligations are required when engaging in a side job, the relevant procedures have been properly followed.
  • 4. User shall handle any and all disputes, complaints, and other problems arising from the use of the Service, including but not limited to disputes arising from his/her own information and communications with any other Users, at his/her own expense and responsibility, and guarantees that he/she will not cause any inconvenience or damage to WAVEE.

Article 4 (Deletion of Postings)

  • In using the Service, User may not post or have a third party post any of the following contents. If WAVEE determines that a User has posted content that falls under any of the following items, WAVEE may delete such posting without any giving notice any notice of demand.
  • 1. Those that fall under the prohibited acts set forth in the following Article
  • 2. Those that are untrue or misleading.

Article 5 (Prohibited Matters)

  • 1. User must not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service:
    • (1) Infringement on the Intellectual Property Rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, reputation, or any other rights or interests of WAVEE, other Users, outside business operators, or any other third party (including acts that directly or indirectly cause such infringement);
    • (2) Any conduct related to criminal acts or conduct that disrupts public order and morals;
    • (3) Transmission of obscene information or information harmful to youth, or use of the Service for such purposes;
    • (4) Stating or describing false facts to WAVEE or on the Service;
    • (5) Using the account of another User of the Service, or transferring or lending an account of the Service to another User;
    • (6) Transmitting information that contains computer viruses or other harmful computer programs;
    • (7) Falsifying information related to the Service;
    • (8) Taking advantage of errors, bugs, security holes, or other defects in systems, servers, networks, or other components related to the Service;
    • (9) Use of crawling, scraping, or other automatic means to obtain data or other information related to the Service;
    • (10) Transmitting data through the Service that exceeds a certain data volume specified by WAVEE;
    • (11) Actions that may interfere with WAVEE's operation of the Service;
    • (12) Conversation with any User for the purpose of negotiating or facilitating a contract with the User as a candidate for outsourcing or employment at another company without WAVEE's permission;
    • (13) Acts of copying or otherwise using the information of Users in the Service outside of the Service;
    • (14) Use of the Service for purposes different from the intended use of the Service, such as dating, marketing, advertising, solicitation, or other commercial purposes (except those permitted by WAVEE), or harassment of other Users;
    • (15) Religious activities or solicitation of religious organizations;
    • (16) Direct or indirect provision of benefits to anti-social forces or other similar groups, or any conduct associated with such activities;
    • (17) Other activities that WAVEE determines to be inappropriate.
  • 2. WAVEE may, without giving any notice of demand, suspend a User's use of the Service if WAVEE determines that the User has committed, or is likely to commit, any of the acts listed in each item of the preceding paragraph on his/her own or taking advantage of a third party. In addition, WAVEE may take any and all measures it determines appropriate, such as deleting all or part of the information transmitted by the relevant User. WAVEE shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User based on the measures taken by WAVEE in accordance with this paragraph.
  • 3. In the event that a User causes damage to WAVEE or a third party due to the User's own actions or taking advantage of a third party, the User must compensate WAVEE or such third party for any and all such damage.

Article 6 (Handling of Personal Information)

  • 1. WAVEE shall handle the personal information of Users in accordance with the "Privacy Policy" provided by WAVEE
  • 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, WAVEE may analyze and use as statistical data after anonymizing the individual identifiers any information entered by Users on the Service, activity logs of the Service, and any other information of Users on the Service.

Article 7 (Reward for Users)

  • 1. When a User provides WAVEE with the information specified by WAVEE for an individual or a job posting, the User will be entitled to receive a certain percentage of the recruitment fee earned by WAVEE with respect to the individual or the job posting.
  • 2. The rights described in the preceding paragraph are referred to in the Service as tokens (the "Tokens") associated with the individual or job posting. Tokens cannot be transferred without the consent of WAVEE who is the obligor. In addition, Tokens shall not be used as a means of payment. WAVEE may take any and all measures it determines appropriate in the event that it determines that Tokens are being used by a User for the payment of goods or services.
  • 3. Users agree that the rewards received by Users may fluctuate due to the fact that the recruitment fees WAVEE receives from recruiting companies fluctuate and that WAVEE must maintain the number of individuals and job postings in order to maximize the value generated by the Service.
  • 4. Job postings collected automatically over the Internet based on a specific algorithm may be posted on the Service. If an outsourcing or employment contract is concluded based on a job posting posted in such manner, no recruitment fee will be paid, and Users agree that no reward will be earned in such a case.
  • 5. The percentage of the recruitment fee that a User receives is based on the percentage (see our website (https://wavee.world/reward-simulation)) that is set and disclosed on the Service at the time the recruitment fee is paid to the Service by the recruiting companies.
  • 6. WAVEE recommends that the hired individual remain with the hiring company for a minimum of six (6) months.
  • 7. The reward earned by a User will be accumulated in the Service as a vested right, and each hired individual may request WAVEE for payment of such reward if the User has not resigned during the first six (6) months of the employment. Upon receipt of such request, WAVEE shall remit the separately determined reward to the relevant User, net of bank transfer charges.
  • 8. In addition to the employment rewards described above, Users may also earn points based on their contribution to the Service (the "Points"). However, in certain cases, such as the improper acquisition of Points, WAVEE may, at its discretion, confiscate or otherwise cancel the Points.

Article 8 (Intellectual Property Rights)

  • The Intellectual Property Rights of the texts, images, videos, logos, designs, compositions, programs, source codes, and any other data and information provided by WAVEE in the Service shall belong to WAVEE or the third party who rightfully owns such rights.

Article 9 (Unsubscription)

  • 1. User may unsubscribe from the Service in accordance with the procedures prescribed by WAVEE.
  • 2. If a User who has unsubscribed from the Service later uses the Service again, the information and data posted before the unsubscription will not be carried over.

Article 10 (Removal)

  • WAVEE may remove a User from the Service by deleting the User's account without giving any notice of demand if the User falls under any of the following items:
  • (1) When the User has violated these Terms of Use;
  • (2) When the User becomes unable, or admits to its creditors its inability, to pay its debts generally as such debts become due, or a notice of commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, civil rehabilitation proceedings, corporate reorganization proceedings, or special liquidation or debt consolidation is given with respect to the User;
  • (3) When the User is in arrears with respect to taxes and public dues;
  • (4) When there is a material change in the assets, credit, or solvency of the User; and
  • (5) When WAVEE deems the User to be inappropriate as a User of the Service.

Article 11 (Change and Suspension of the Service)

  • 1. WAVEE may change the Service at its discretion without prior notice to Users.
  • 2. WAVEE may suspend or stop provision of the Service without prior notice to Users in any of the following cases:
    • (1) When periodic or emergency system inspections or maintenance work related to the provision of the Service is required;
    • (2) When computers, communication lines, or other equipment are disrupted due to an accident or the intentional act of a third party;
    • (3) In the event that provision of the Service becomes impossible due to an earthquake, fire, power failure, flood, tsunami or other natural disaster, war, political upheaval, civil commotion, riot, strike, change in laws or regulations, or other force majeure;
    • (4) When WAVEE determines that it is necessary to investigate unauthorized use of the registered account, hacking into the system, or any other such incident; and
    • (5) When WAVEE determines that it is appropriate to suspend or discontinue the provision of the Service for any other reason not attributable to WAVEE.
  • 3. In the case of the preceding paragraph, WAVEE shall not be liable for any damages incurred by any relevant User.

Article 12 (Damages)

  • User shall indemnify and hold harmless WAVEE from and against any and all damages (including attorney's fees) However, this shall not apply in cases where negligence is not found on the part of the User.

Article 13 (Disclaimer)

  • 1. WAVEE shall not be liable for any negotiations, transactions, contractual agreements, or other arrangements that occur between Users, or for any information posted by Users.
  • 2. User shall be responsible for managing his/her User information and ID and password used for using the Service, and WAVEE shall not be liable for any loss, forgetting, misuse, or any other incident.
  • 3. WAVEE shall not be liable for any damage incurred by any User due to changes in the contents of the Service made by WAVEE, suspension, interruption, termination or unavailability of the Service, loss of data or breakdown or damage to equipment resulting from use of the Service, or any other damages incurred by the User in relation to the Service unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of WAVEE.
  • 4. In the event that WAVEE deletes a User's posts or suspends, deletes, or removes a User's account in accordance with these Terms of Use, WAVEE shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of WAVEE with respect to such damages.
  • 5. WAVEE will not be involved in any negotiations or the exchange of information between Users, and therefore will not be liable for any damage incurred by Users as a result of disputes arising between Users.
  • 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, in the event that WAVEE is required by laws and regulations to compensate for damage incurred by a User, WAVEE shall, unless willful misconduct or gross negligence is found on the part of WAVEE, compensate the User for direct and ordinary damages (not including lost profits and other damages caused by special circumstances) only.

Article 14 (Elimination of Anti-Social Forces)

  • 1. User represents that he/she does not fall under the category of organized crime groups (bouryokudan), a member of bouryokudan, a person for whom less than five (5) years have passed since he/she ceased to be a member of bouryokudan, an associate members of bouryokudan, a company affiliated with bouryokudan, a racketeer group (soukaiya), a group conducting criminal activities under the pretext of social campaigns or crime groups specialized in intellectual crimes, and other entities equivalent to the foregoing (the "Organized Crime Group"), or any of the following items, and make a commitment that it will not fall under any of the foregoing in the future.
  • (1) Having a relationship that is deemed to involve the unjust use of Organized Crime Group such as for the purpose of seeking unjust profits for oneself or a third party, or for the purpose of inflicting damage on a third party;
  • (2) Having a relationship that is deemed to provide funds or benefits to or otherwise involved with Organized Crime Group.
  • 2. WAVEE shall delete the User's account and remove the User from the Service without any prior notice in the event that WAVEE determines that the User falls under any of the items of the preceding paragraphs.
  • 3. The User shall not be able to claim for damages or exercise any other right against such removal by WAVEE.
  • 4. In the event that a User violates Paragraph 1 and WAVEE suffers any damage, the User must compensate WAVEE for all such damage.

Article 15 (Revision of Terms)

  • 1. WAVEE may modify these Terms of Use in accordance with the provisions of Article 548-4 of the Civil Code in any of the following cases:
    • (1) When the revision of these Terms of Use is in the general interest of the user; and
    • (2) When the revision of these Terms of Use is not contrary to the purpose for which the agreement was made and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the revision, the reasonableness of the revised contents, and the circumstances related to the revision of its contents and other matters.
  • 2. WAVEE shall, in the event of any revision of these Terms of Use, specify the effective date of the revised Terms of Use and notify Users in advance of the contents of the revised Terms of Use and the effective date of the revised Terms of Use, by displaying the revised Terms of Use on the Service, or by any other method designated by WAVEE.
  • 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, in the event that a User uses the Service after the revision of these Terms of Use as set forth in the preceding paragraph has been made known to the User, or in the event that the User does not take the necessary procedures for cancellation within the period specified by WAVEE, such User shall be deemed to have accepted the revision of these Terms of Use.

Article 16 (Survival)

  • The provisions of Articles 3 through 8, Article 9, Paragraph 2, Articles 10 through 14, this Article, and Articles 17 through 20 of this Agreement shall remain in effect even after the termination of use of the Service by the User or termination of provision of the Service by WAVEE.

Article 17 (Severability)

  • 1. Even if any of the provisions of these Terms of Use or any part thereof is held to be invalid or unenforceable by laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use and the remaining part of the provision held invalid or unenforceable in part shall continue to be fully valid.
  • 2. In the case of the preceding paragraph, WAVEE and the User shall revise the invalid or unenforceable provision or part to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable and make efforts to ensure the purport of the invalid or unenforceable provision or part and equivalent legal and economic effects.

Article 18 (Assignment of Status)

  • WAVEE may, when transferring the business pertaining to the Services to another company (including substantive transfer of business associated with company split and share transfer and other methods), transfer the status, rights and obligations under these Terms of Use and all or part of the information provided by User to WAVEE in relation to the use of the Services to the transferee of such business transfer along with such business transfer, and User shall be deemed to agree to such transfer in advance. For the avoidance of doubt, the business transfer set forth in this Article shall include not only an ordinary business transfer but also a company split or any other cases of business transfer.

Article 19 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  • 1. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
  • 2. The Tokyo District Court or the Tokyo Summary Court shall be the court of first instance having exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute in connection with these Terms of Use.

Article 20 (Consultation)

  • Any question arising out of, or in connection with, any provision of these Terms of Use or any matter not stipulated therein shall be settled by WAVEE and User through mutual discussion in good faith.

Established on January 1, 2023

Revised edition came into effect on October 1, 2024

Web3-oriented HR Platform "WAVEE"